Applying to Marquette

You're in the right place. Here, you'll find the information you need to make smart decisions about applying, requesting financial aid, selecting majors and minors, choosing a residence hall, and more.

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Tuition, scholarships, aid

The cost of a college education can be expensive, but we think it's a worthwhile one. That's why more than 90 percent of first-year students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants and low-interest loans.

Scholarships and financial aid

The value of a Marquette education

Knowing where your money goes and how the university operates is paramount to understanding the true value of a Marquette education.
Working together with our students, we've compiled some key data and laid it out in an accessible, transparent and easy-to-read guide.

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Connect

Community. At Marquette, that word doesn’t just refer to the bustling scene on Wisconsin Avenue or the latest episode of alumnus Danny Pudi’s show on NBC. Our community extends across multiple social media channels, places for prospective students, current students and alumni to interact.

What Can You Do With a Major in Physics?

Physics major careers and jobs

A major in physics opens doors. Because our physics majors develop highly organized ways of thinking, they tend to be quite successful inside and outside the fields of traditional physics. Some physicists become astronomers, entering into a field in which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment to grow 16 percent by 2018. Other physicists put their training to use in the medical world by becoming medical or health physicists. In fact, Marquette has teamed up with the Medical College of Wisconsin to offer a special program for physics majors interested in going into medicine. Many of our alumni also work in patent law, military service, forensic science, software developing and consulting. The bureau reports that the median annual wage for physicists is $106,370 — more than $70,000 more per year than the average American worker.

What is the major in physics?

Combining imagination with systematic reasoning, the physics major seeks to understand the laws of nature, the structure of matter and the behavior of physical processes — the keys to many of the universe's secrets.